Hide your wife, hide your kids, etc. "Bed Intruder," the novelty song based on an unlikely mash-up of autotune and attempted rape, is available now on the Rock Band Network, extending the tune's fame to 16 minutes. It even has "Pro" parts. Score!
I'm sure you want to take a look at the YouTube video.
More "traditional" Rock Band releases, including The Vapors and System of a Down, are under the cut.
Here are the track listings from "real" musicians that will be available next week:
News of Microsoft's HD Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary has been warmly welcomed by the franchise's mega-fans.
Not only does the game offer a cut-price chance for us all to relive the heady days of the first time we met Master Chief - but it's an ideal point for newcomers to drop into the series.
At E3, CVG caught up with the game's exec producer, Dan Ayoub, in which he discussed much of what fans can expect to change - and what will stay the same.
Here, we repeat Dan's words verbatim, so you too can get 343's side of the story....
Obviously 343 has been really busy with Halo for some time as the stewards of the franchise. I guess this is a sneak peak at what we've been doing, talking through some of the campaign and letting you know what we're doing with Terminals, multiplayer and more.
The big question we hear is: 'Why?'. Obviously it's ten years since Combat Evolved initially launched, so we wanted to do something to celebrate that, but most importantly we're just responding to our fans. This is something Halo fans have been demanding for an extremely long time. This felt like the right time to do something to commemorate that event.
The first thing you'll notice in Combat Evolved Anniversary are the graphical upgrades. The game looks spectacular, like a modern day game. That was part of our goal, to show what Halo would have looked like if it launched today.
But something you may not have heard a lot about is the sound, which also getting a full makeover. All of the audio effects, weapon effects, the orchestral stuff is being worked on with Skywalker Sound, so it's going to sound spectacular.
However, the big test for us is: 'How does it feel?' Everyone remembers the first time they played Halo. It had such a distinctive feel and it launched a generation of shooters, so it's really important to us to make sure it plays exactly as it did ten years ago.
On a personal level I was a PC shooter guy, the guy that was saying: "You're never going to get me to play a shooter on a console, it's never going to feel right." This is the game that changed things for me, and millions of others as well.
The way we retained that feel is quite interesting. On each disc, we're running two pieces of code: the original Halo engine is running to make sure the game plays and feels the same as it did ten years ago, and then on top we've also run a separate graphics engine over-layed on to the original engine code. That gives us the best of both worlds, so again, it looks and sounds like a current generation game but feels exactly like Halo.
It's a daunting task. That gameplay holds up today against any shooter out in the market. It launched a generation ago, and inspired a generation of shooters. We had extremely loud arguments about it - because it's very tempting when you get into it to say: "Oh, we could correct things that maybe people didn't like so much." But that's where this guiding pillar came in handy: to deliver the gameplay exactly as it was, warts and all. We definitely want it to be true to that original gameplay.
You’ve waited long enough, we’re proud to announce the release of Beyond Good and Evil HD with a special limited time Avatar gift with purchase. Also, (3) other PS3 games are available now – Gatling Gears, Puzzle Dimension and Streets of Rage 2. For PSP, we have (3) PSP Game Dual Packs available – Daxter and Secret Agent Clank, SOCOM: Fire Team Bravo and Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror & Killzone: Liberation and Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow. For PlayStation Plus subscribers, be sure to check out the deep discount on Funky Lab Rat and the various EA Welcome Back Special Offers including sales on Shank, DeathSpank & Tetris.
Here is the weekly PlayStation Store update:
PlayStation Plus
Featured Games & DLC
UNCHARTED 3 Drake’s Deception Multiplayer Beta (Free and exclusive to Plus)
Streets of Rage 2 (Free with Plus – a $4.99 value)
Discounted Games
Dead Space Ignition (PlayStation Plus price $2.50; a 50% discount)
Deathspank (PlayStation Plus price $7.50; a 50% discount)
Deathspank Thongs of Virtue (PlayStation Plus price $7.50; a 50% discount)
Funky Lab Rat (Full Game) (PlayStation Plus price $3.00; a 70% discount)
Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom (PlayStation Plus price $3.99; 20% additional discount on two week sale price)
MicroBot (PlayStation Plus price $5.00; a 50% discount)
Shank (PlayStation Plus price $5.00; a 50% discount)
Spare Parts (PlayStation Plus price $5.00; a 50% discount)
Tetris (PlayStation Plus price $5.00; a 50% discount)
The Fancy Pants Adventures (PlayStation Plus price $5.00, a 50% discount)
Featured Themes & Avatars
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition – 4 Avatar Bundle (Exclusive to Plus for $0.49)
Updates
MAG Interdiction Mission Pack – Price Drop (PS3) (now FREE, original price $4.99)
MAG Escalation Mission Pack – Price Drop (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Downloadable Games
Beyond Good And Evil HD ($9.99)
Beyond Good & Evil, the award-winning action-adventure game from Ubisoft, is back on PlayStation Network, now with high-definition graphics. Play as Jade, a young investigative reporter, and expose a terrible government conspiracy; save your planet and its inhabitants. Special offer: get two avatars with purchase, now through July 12, 2011.
ESRB Rated T
File size: 1.5GB Gatling Gears ($9.99)
When the Empire begins its reign of destruction in a thirst for natural resources, it’s up to Max Brawley, a retired Gatling Gear pilot to fight his way to the heart of the Empire and eliminate the destruction at its source.
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 1.41 GB Puzzle Dimension ($8.99)
Easy to learn hard to master. Within minutes you will move in 3D structures and solve puzzles never seen before. 100 unique twisted puzzles. Classic fun puzzle elements: Blocks of ice and fire. Teleporters, buttons, spikes and more. Adaptive audiovisuals. Your movement and progression affects the graphics and music as you play.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 218 MB Streets Of Rage 2 ($4.99)
To commemorate their defeat of the Syndicate exactly one year before, Blaze, Adam and Axel went out to celebrate. The next morning, however, Axel received a frantic phone call from Adam’s younger brother, Eddie ‘Skate’ Hunter; Adam’s been kidnaped! Axel and Blaze team up with Skate and Max Thunder to free the city and rescue Adam from the Syndicate. It is up to you to take down Mr. X once and for all!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 36 MB
Game Demos (free)
MotorStorm Apocalypse Multiplayer Demo
Take a test drive at the end of the world with the explosive online multiplayer demo for MotorStorm Apocalypse to get a taste of some of the deep community and online racing features available in the full game! Download the multiplayer demo today before it’s too late! Available through July 5 only. Supports both 2D and stereoscopic 3D gameplay.
ESRB Rated T
File size: 1.78 GB PlayStation Move Ape Escape Demo
Check out the demo and sample the next chapter in the Ape Escape saga; an original new adventure full of monkeys and mayhem designed exclusively for the PlayStation Move!
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 461 MB Beyond Good & Evil HD Demo
Beyond Good & Evil, the award-winning action-adventure game from Ubisoft, is back on PlayStation Network, now with high-definition graphics. Play as Jade, a young investigative reporter, and expose a terrible government conspiracy; save your planet and its inhabitants. Try it now!
ESRB Rated T
File size: 1.47 GB Duke Nukem Forever Demo
Babes, bullets, bombs, and more babes- Duke Nukem Forever is the game you’ve been waiting 12 long years to play, and now it’s finally here. Blow up the alien bastards, interact with Duke’s world, woo the ladies, drive Duke’s monster truck, boost up your ego, and much much more. Download now, and Come Get Some!
ESRB Rated M
File size: 1.37 GB Dungeon Hunter: Alliance Demo
Dungeon Hunter: Alliance is the first action RPG game for the PlayStation 3 system that immerses you in the heart of a unique multiplayer experience, local and online. Face the world of Gothicus and its hordes of creatures alone or in teams of up to 4 heroes. The main quest, side quests, and the innumerable items to collect offer hours of play in a superbly modeled gothic universe.
ESRB Rated T
File size: 942 MB Gatling Gears Demo
When the Empire begins its reign of destruction in a thirst for natural resources, it’s up to Max Brawley, a retired Gatling Gear pilot to fight his way to the heart of the Empire and eliminate the destruction at its source.
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 1.41 GB Homefront Multiplayer Demo
This all new Homefront multiplayer demo features intense infantry and vehicle combat on dedicated servers, revolutionary Battle Points and Battle Commander systems, and 10 levels of weapon and ability unlocks. Download it today!
ESRB Rated M
File size: 1.07 GB NCAA Football 12 Demo
Experience the pride and pageantry of gameday like never before with the NCAA Football 12 demo. With an enhanced in-game presentation, new traditions, and an all-new tackling system, make an impact by leading your team to victory. Play in two exciting match-ups as Alabama takes on Florida State and Oregon battles Texas.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 2.34 GB
Add-on Game Content
ModNation Racers Backburn Mod and Kart Pack ($1.75)
Hop into the Race with the Backburn Mod and Backburn Kart! Download the Backburn Mod and Kart today!
File size: 200 KB ModNation Racers Backburn Mod ($0.99)
In the heat of the tightest races, Backburn always manages to keep it cool. It’s his job after all. Backburn includes the following parts for your own creations: Fire Jacket Fire Helmet Fireman’s Pants Fire Boots Download this Mod today!
File size: 100 KB ModNation Racers Backburn Kart ($0.99)
There’s no better way to keep your cool in the heat of a race than with Backburn’s Kart. The competition will know you’re coming, and if they don’t get out of your way…. You know what to do. Backburn’s Kart comes with the Fire Engine Body and the Emergency light’s for your own creations. Download this Kart today!
File size: 100 KB ModNation Racers Water World Props Pack ($4.99)
Cool off and give your ModNation Racers track creations that summery water park feel with the Water World Parts Pack! Includes: Scene Props: Dome Tent Inflatable Hoop Inflatable Wave Inflatable Slide Pipe Slide Dip Slide Plastic Block Plastic Block Stack Platform 1 Platform 2 Dynamic Props: Inflatable Log Roll Trampoline Track Props: Inflatable Shark Buoy
File size: 100 KB Cars 2: Daredevil Lightning McQueen ($0.99)
Play as Daredevil Lightning McQueen in Cars 2: The Video Game!
File size: 5.09 MB Cars 2: Dragon Lightning McQueen ($0.99)
Play as Dragon Lightning McQueen in Cars 2: The Video Game!
File size: 5.01 MB Cars 2: Mater The Greater ($0.99)
Play as Mater The Greater in Cars 2: The Video Game!
File size: 7.23 MB Cars 2: Tokyo Mater ($0.99)
Play as Tokyo Mater in Cars 2: The Video Game!
File size: 5.85 MB Crysis 2 – Decimation Pack ($9.99)
The Decimation Pack upgrades the multiplayer experience with 5 new battle-torn maps supporting all game modes – 5th Avenue, Chasm, Plaza, Prism, Apartments; and 2 new equipment items – the FY71 Assault Rifle and M18 Smoke Grenade. Adapt. Upgrade. Dominate. Be The Weapon
File size: 83 MB DiRT 3: Mini Gymkhana Special Pack ($1.99)
Download the Mini Gymkhana Special Pack and receive the mid-engined Mini Cooper S Gymkhana, customized and tuned to become an outrageously responsive gymkhana car.
File size: 14 MB DiRT 3: Monte Carlo Track Pack ($9.99)
Download the Monte Carlo Track Pack and take on 8 breathtaking Rally stages featuring the dramatic climbs, descents and hairpins of snowy mountain roads. Race through the Alps and conquer the legendary Col de Turini pass in singleplayer, splitscreen and online multiplayer.
File size: 226 MB Funky Lab Rat Even More New Challenges ($1.99)
Good news for fans of Funky Lab Rat: Diego the rat is back in his lab! He needs your help to overcome new challenges. Download this additional content to play 10 completely new levels. You’ll have to try very hard to succeed this time! To be able to use this downloadable content you must own a copy of Funky Lab Rat for the PlayStation 3 system.
File size: 5 MB MARVEL Pinball Captain America Table ($2.99)
Lead Captain America and the Howling Commandos in a secret World War II operation behind enemy lines. Face the Red Skull in a series of encounters, destroy the fearsome Sleeper robot, infiltrate Baron Zemo’s castle, and find the omnipotent Cosmic Cube!
File size: 61 MB Operation Flashpoint: Red River – Valley Of Death Pack ($6.99)
Valley of Death Pack features 8 new Fireteam Engagements set across 2 stunning new locales. Fight through 2 new Combat Sweep missions, 2 new CSAR missions, 2 new Last Stand missions and 2 new Rolling Thunder missions in single-player or stand together in 4-player online co-op.
File size: 12 MB Record of Agarest War Zero – Additional Costumes and Packs (Free – $11.99) (x13)
This is Record of Agarest War Zero DLC. A battle across generations, with the fate of an entire planet at stake!
File size: 130 KB – 58 MB WWE All-Stars Million Dollar Pack ($1.99)
Everybody’s got a price! Download the Million Dollar Pack and bring one of the greatest father and son pairings in WWE history to WWE All Stars! The Million Dollar Pack includes two downloadable characters for your roster: WWE Legend and Hall of Famer, the Million Dollar Man and his son, current RAW Superstar, Ted DiBiase.
File size: 100 KB Yoostar 2: Various Scenes ($1.99) (x6)
Various scenes from movies.
File size: 50 MB – 129 MB Rock Band 3
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.
“Here Without You” – 3 Doors Down ($1.99)
“When I’m Gone” – 3 Doors Down ($1.99)
“When You’re Young” – 3 Doors Down ($1.99)
“Nothin’ But A Good Time” – Poison ($1.99)
“Talk Dirty To Me” – Poison ($1.99)
“Unskinny Bop” – Poison ($1.99)
3 Doors Down Pack 01 ($5.49) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game album: 3 Doors Down Pack 01. This pack includes “Here Without You”, “When I’m Gone” and “When You’re Young”. By 3 Doors Down.
Poison Pack 01 ($5.49) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game album: Poison Pack 01. This pack includes “Nothin’ But A Good Time”, “Talk Dirty To Me” and “Unskinny Bop”. By Poison.
Yet another report has surface regarding Microsoft's successor to the Xbox 360. Apparently we can expect a reveal at E3 2012.
What do gamers think Microsoft's new console will have? What features will it include, and how will it better the current technology? Cloud-based
This is quite clearly the future of gaming and media. Will the next console be exclusively cloud-based? Perhaps, maybe not, but it would be interesting.
OnLive is also supposedly encouraging Sony and Microsoft to use the technology, so if not in Xbox 720, the following console is a surety to implement it. Controller-less
I think a standard controller will still come standard with the console, but its core functionality will be motion-based, using Kinect technology. This will include voice recognition and menu navigation. Not that much graphically superior to Xbox 360/PS3
I think the PS3 is currently pushing the envelope as to what the console is capable of, but I don't think the 360 has reached its full potential. Cliffy B has even said this. I think the external harddrive and limited storage space on discs hurts progression of graphics on the console. What do MMGN members think? noobi I agree that cloud based solutions will be incorporate but I don't think it would be a fully online deal like OnLive. Xbox Live is a big thing for them but they need to cater for everybody and weirdly enough a good number of people still don't even take their console online I don't think they'll push Kinect that hard either. The interface stuff seems to be getting better but you can't replace the speed and accuracy of a controller. Kinect will be included, but more of a "it's there if you want it" scenario. SSD would be a great inclusion as would faster processors. I agree that graphically we probably wont see a great improvement in the next gen but we will see games get more complex and run much more smoothly. gdmatt I don't think a OnLive type service will come with it, unless it's entirely optional, as not everyone has unlimited bandwidth and a fast connection. I certainly hope that the core Xbox experience will remain, if not, then Microsoft will lose a massive audience with the switch to motion based technology. Halo 2 remake to be a launch title for the 720, then Halo 5 to come the year after, much like Halo CEA and Halo 4 are over the next two years.
Blizzard announced today that they’re completely revamping their trial account system. Instead of limiting the amount of time you can spend playing, which used to consist of just a 14 day trial, trial accounts will allow you to play as much as you want all the way up to level 20 on as many characters as you can create. Similar to the Warhammer Online endless trial in concept the free trial will however have some restrictions to help prevent spammers and the like. No details on that so far but the ability to use certain chat channels, trade and other such limiting actions are no doubt in order.
Anyone who's still stuck in the dark ages of WoW without any of the expansions now has the Burning Crusade added to their account for free. If you're up for doing the endless trial there’s a nice surprise waiting for you if you decide to subscribe in the form of getting both the original game and the Burning Crusade for only $20.
To some this seems like a cry for help from Blizzard as their subscriber numbers have seen quite the dip lately, even in light of their new expansion 'Cataclysm' having been released last year. To others it's just a nice gesture from one of their favourite developers. Personally, I think it might just be that the WoW wagon has run out of steam, possibly with a free to play model being announced soon. Who knows?
Alongside the release of the much-anticipated DX11 Patch, EA and Crytek revealed yesterday that a Map Editor Pack for Crysis 2 will be released on June 29th. This Map Editor will give players the ability to design their own maps and create their own epic battleground.
This Map Editor Pack will be free and will be made available through MyCrysis. Crytek will also release an SDK for CryEngine 3 later this Summer.
In a brief but all-important Twitter post today, Michael Shillingford of Playstation EU has revealed there will be codes available tonight for the Uncharted 3 Beta. Be careful though, as he also issues a warning for the people who gets the codes early. In this tweet, Mr. Shelling lets it be known:
Uncharted 3 Beta codes coming TONIGHT at around 10PM. If you get a code before then, DO NOT try to redeem it until after 10PM BST :D
So there you have it. If you get those codes early DO NOT redeem them until after 10PM BST!
June 23, 2010 – Epic Games, Inc. has released theJune 2011 UDK Beta, the latest version of the Unreal Development Kit (UDK), the free edition of Unreal Engine 3 that provides access to the award-winning toolset used in blockbuster video games, 3D visualizations, digital films and more.
Epic is committed to providing the UDK community with regular software releases at no charge, and the latest beta is available now atwww.udk.com/download.
This month, we’d like to bring your attention to theHawken UDK showcase.Hawkenis a multiplayer mech combat game that is receiving early praise for its aesthetic style and ground-stomping gameplay. Adhesive Games Art Director Khang Le says that with UDK "you get a console-ready engine that has been proven with bestselling released games. Within a month of starting
Mobile Workflow and Lighting Improvements
Lighting is now easier to implement for PC and mobile games.
Dominant lights are now baked into light maps for mobile.
Light shafts can now be activated on light mapped lights.
Gamma correction for mobile is now supported, providing the ability to have a consistent look across platforms.
This is a forward-looking feature and currently only has acceptable performance on iPad 2.
Missing PlayStation Move title pulls re-appearing act
Good news everyone, the promising PlayStation Move title,Sorcery, is still in development despite disappearing from our radars for almost a year. Hugo Bustillos, Sony’s UK PR Executive today confirmed to us: “Yes, Sorcery is still in development.”
There are no details on a release date as of yet, we imagine there’s still some time to go. The last sign of life we had from the developer, The Workshop, was a job listing atGame Guzzlerfor a UI (User Interface) Artist, posted back in May this year.
Sony’s confirmation comes as a relief and a surprise. Usually, when you see nothing from a game in almost a year it means it has probably been canned. Hell, Activision cancelledTrue Crime: Hong Kongabout a month before it was due to be released. They’re still carrying on with the half-assedSpider-ManandTony Hawk’sgame though.
At last year’s summer expos, Sorcery was one of themost well receivedPlayStation move titles as it wasn’t a mini-game collection or an existing game with motion-controls poorly forced in. This third-person adventure title looks to use the often-ignored navigation controller to move around and intuitive movements with the motion controller to cast spells and drink potions, instantly doing a better job than any of theHarry PotterWii titles.
We began to wonder about the game when Sony showed off the new Move title,Medieval Moves: Deadmund’s Questat this year’s E3. It looked quite similar toSorcery, prompting thoughts that the new title from Zindagi Games had absorbed The Workshop’s title. Now we know that’s not the case.
Hopefully we’ll have some new images forSorceryfor you soon. We might even see a bit of a change in the art direction and tone as that is rumoured to be one of the reasons for the delay. It looked a bit middle-ground last time, not as cute asMedieval Moves, but not as violent as say,Dragon Age. That’s not necessarily a bad thing as the ‘older children’ market is woefully under-nourished. Although, with theHarry Potterfilms coming to a close, and wizardry shenanigans on the wane, we hopeSorceryhasn’t missed its chance by the time it goes to market. With any luck, it will be on show at Gamescom in August and we’ll be able to bring you all the latest information.
Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta date is approaching, Christophe Balestra has been teasing fans since then, now he revealed on Twitter that the beta's ready and thesizefor the whole content is 1.7GB:
"We just finished the beta. Great job Dogs. Let's see how it goes on Tuesday" and replying a question regarding the size of the content: "1.7GB"
Admit it or not, Bioshock Infinite was one of the most alluring games that we saw in action at this year’s E3 and is set to rule the roost when it releases in 2012 on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
Nowadays with so many games going multiplatform, it’s obvious that certain gamers will question about the superior version.
In an intersting interview with Ausgamers, Shawn Robertson, Lead Artist on BioShock: Infinite has revealed that no platform is going to be a better platform and the game is being designed to utilize the strengths of each.
No platform’s going to be the “better platform”. We certainly.. if you look at what we did with BioShock One when we released on Xbox and PC, we had different designers working on different elements for PC versus Xbox — treating it like working to the strengths of each console. So we’re going to be releasing on PS3, Xbox and PC in 2012, so we’ll have different people thinking about the different strengths or weaknesses of each console.
So there you have it. If you are a single platform owners then there is no need to worry. You will still be getting a pretty awesome version of Bioshock Infinite.
